pointing device
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pointing device
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Allessandro uses head movement to control a wireless pointing device.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023
For the uninitiated, a trackball is a pointing device similar to a mouse, except you use a tiny rolling sphere to move your cursor instead of moving the entire device.
From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2022
There were computers, but they were gargantuan, not cursed with internet access, and they came with “a clever pointing device called a mouse.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
In that instance, the goal was not to design a snazzy new pointing device, but to give non-technical people the ability to easily use a computer.
From Nature ● Oct. 2, 2018
A malady exhibited by the mouse pointing device of some computers.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond
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